Lion Finance Group Posts 22.1% Rise in Q3 Basic EPS to GEL 15.57

Lion Finance Group PLC posted a 22.1% increase in basic earnings per share for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2026, as profit rose and diluted earnings also advanced.

Basic EPS was GEL 15.57, compared with GEL 12.75 in the third quarter of 2025. Diluted EPS reached GEL 15.42, up from GEL 12.58, a 22.6% increase.

Profit for the period totaled GEL 661.906 million, up 21% from GEL 547.196 million in the year-earlier quarter. The company released the results Nov. 4. They were unaudited and based on management accounts prepared under UK-adopted international accounting standards.

The group’s main subsidiaries provide banking and financial services through Bank of Georgia in Georgia and Ameriabank in Armenia. CEO Archil Gachechiladze said, “Our third quarter results reflect a business with real momentum across both franchises.”